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and about that -- think about lincoln in that civil war, he creates the land grant universities in all of your states and build the national railroad connecting the atlantic with the pacific and passes the homestead act. he starts the national academy of sciences. teddy roosevelt, eisenhower -- these were all great builders of our formula for success. governors, i am sorry to tell you, but look at all five indices of our formula for success today, education, immigration, infrastructure, rules for capital formation, how did you like that subprime crisis? government-funded research -- all five pillars of our formula for success are today eroding and in peril. this is the greatest public- private partnership. this is the real source of our strength. that's what our debate should be about. what do we cut because we've had to cut and we've made promises we cannot keep? where can we raise revenue because we need to reinvest, renewed and refreshed this formula for success for the 21st century. that, to me is what the discussion should be about. let me and my saying this. i began by saying mic
and about that -- think about lincoln in that civil war, he creates the land grant universities in all of your states and build the national railroad connecting the atlantic with the pacific and passes the homestead act. he starts the national academy of sciences. teddy roosevelt, eisenhower -- these were all great builders of our formula for success. governors, i am sorry to tell you, but look at all five indices of our formula for success today, education, immigration, infrastructure, rules...
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on my far left over here, lincoln chafee, governor of .hode island gu w we are here representing approximately 32-plus governors attending this conference in some form or fashion over this weekend, as we get together for the national governors' association. my name is gary herbert, governor of the greats did it utah -- a great state of utah, who has the opportunity to host this significant event. this is one of the more spectacular views here in utah. as you look at this great valley -- don't if that is what brigham young envisioned when he came into the -- i don't know if that is what the brigham young in vision when he came into the valley, but we as utah are proud and pleased tons -- as utahns are proud and pleased to hold this significant event. it has been about 64 years since we had this great opportunity. things have changed a bit. for example, alaska and hawaii were not states when we last posted. we are pleased to welcome them to the union. [laughter] opportunity to host them, and they will be participating, to. i will may be mentioned just the comment that it is a great opportunity f
on my far left over here, lincoln chafee, governor of .hode island gu w we are here representing approximately 32-plus governors attending this conference in some form or fashion over this weekend, as we get together for the national governors' association. my name is gary herbert, governor of the greats did it utah -- a great state of utah, who has the opportunity to host this significant event. this is one of the more spectacular views here in utah. as you look at this great valley -- don't...
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it was an embarrassment for the lincoln and ministration. -- administration. >> the all civil war weekend on american history tv is live at 11:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow on c-span-3. >> on tuesday, the senate banking committee looked at the proposed work and structure of the new consumer financial protection bureau. the bureau was created as part of the dodd-frank financial regulation law that president obama signed a year ago this week. witnesses include the center for the -- the head of the center for responsible lending and the american bankers association. on thursday, the house approved some changes to the new bureau. those changes would have to be approved by the senate and the president has threatened to veto any changes. a south dakota democrat chairs this hearing which is just under two hours. >> mr. marcus schaefer is the president and ceo of a federal credit union located in north carolina with the mission of improving the financial lives of its members. we have the president and ceo of sprint bank based out of oklahoma. he is also the chairman of the american bankers association
it was an embarrassment for the lincoln and ministration. -- administration. >> the all civil war weekend on american history tv is live at 11:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow on c-span-3. >> on tuesday, the senate banking committee looked at the proposed work and structure of the new consumer financial protection bureau. the bureau was created as part of the dodd-frank financial regulation law that president obama signed a year ago this week. witnesses include the center for the -- the...
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if you look down to the window to the stunning atrium, you can see in the foreground the lincoln memorial and the backdrop in the distance is the washington monument. way off in the distance is the jefferson memorial. if you have really good vision, you can see some of the other monuments on the national mall like the vietnam memorial, the memorial to world war ii, the korean war memorial, and the new memorial springing up to martin luther king, jr. as we look out of the building of this important institution, we welcome thousands of new visitors to the national mall and this stop. as these visitors from the u.s. and around the world pay zero mosh to american soldiers and peacemakers -- pay homage to soldiers, they will be able to come to this building and learned about how we help to resolve the conflict of the 21st century. i would like to give a special thanks to bob up. as many of you know, he had a long career in the state department as a career foreign service is officer. instead of going fishing, he launched a second career almost two decades ago and has been a leader for these las
if you look down to the window to the stunning atrium, you can see in the foreground the lincoln memorial and the backdrop in the distance is the washington monument. way off in the distance is the jefferson memorial. if you have really good vision, you can see some of the other monuments on the national mall like the vietnam memorial, the memorial to world war ii, the korean war memorial, and the new memorial springing up to martin luther king, jr. as we look out of the building of this...
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that was a speech that abraham lincoln gave and he pointed out the louisiana purchase. he had to pay his war debt of belgium. america doubled in size and france disappeared from the new world. there are real consequences to on disciplined spending of our federal government. the clock is ticking -- loudly. i have no confidence they will come to any reasonable settlement which is why i mentioned the 1% reduction in spending. i would start with energy subsidies and the department of and energy. but 71st. i would go from there. [inaudible] politics is not hard. you just need guts. uni the courage to stand by your convictions and quit worrying about the next election. when you run for president, you cannot go any higher. >> in terms of the short-term decision, what else would you do? >> i would not take the special- interest money. why would kick them out of the room. i would put small business people in the room. they now have to make decisions. we had a meeting in washington in 1982 with an economist from columbia who said the battle of the 21st century will be between chi
that was a speech that abraham lincoln gave and he pointed out the louisiana purchase. he had to pay his war debt of belgium. america doubled in size and france disappeared from the new world. there are real consequences to on disciplined spending of our federal government. the clock is ticking -- loudly. i have no confidence they will come to any reasonable settlement which is why i mentioned the 1% reduction in spending. i would start with energy subsidies and the department of and energy....